Quotes about Risk

If you're not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it's almost certain you're not reaching your potential as a leader.

Commit to the frightening work of flying blind.

the only thing holding you back from becoming the kind of person who changes things is this: lack of faith. Faith that you can do it. Faith that it's worth doing. Faith that failure won't destroy you.

Eye contact, all by itself, is enough to throw your lizard brain into a tizzy. Imagine how scary it must be to set out to do something that will get you noticed, or perhaps even criticized.

If you never fail, either you're really lucky or you haven't shipped anything.

When you lead without compensation, when you sacrifice without guarantees, when you take risks because you believe, then you are demonstrating your faith in the tribe and its mission.

Change is the first sign of risk.

We're so obsessed about the risk of shining brightly that we've traded in everything that matters to avoid it.

Those who fear risk also begin to fear movement of any kind.

The act of trying to guarantee the success of an innovation is almost certain to make it less likely that it will succeed.

It's not time," "Take it easy," "Wait and see," "It's someone else's turn"—none of these stalls are appropriate for a leader in search of change. There's a small price for being too early, but a huge penalty for being too late. The longer you wait to launch an innovation, the less your effort is worth.

If you tell your competition your tactics, they'll steal them and it will cost you. But if you tell them your strategy, it won't matter. Because they don't have the guts or the persistence to turn your strategy into their strategy.